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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: Canada to Start Punishing People for Pre-Crime
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2024 04:46:57 -0000 (UTC)
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BTR1701  <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>On Mar 11, 2024 at 10:03:25 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <no_email@invalid.invalid>
>wrote:
>
>> Locking people up for crimes they might commit and life in prison for hate
>> speech. Looks like Canadia is well on its way to the Putin-level
>> authoritarianism.
>> 
>> If this bill passes, you'll get significantly more time in prison in Canada
>> for making a racist comment than you you will for raping a child.
>> 
>> Progressivism!
>
>Now not even truth is a defense to the Canadian thought police:
>
>"I agree with the argument that the quest for truth is an essential component
>of the 'marketplace of ideas' which is itself central to a strong democracy,"
>Justice Marshall Rothstein writes.
>
>Unfortunately for Canadians who value the truth, Rothstein went on to say that
>doesn't mean you won't face sanctions for uttering words that are true.
>
>"However I do not think it is inconsistent with these views to find that not
>all truthful statements must be free from restriction. Truthful statement can
>be interlaced with harmful ones or otherwise presented in a manner that would
>meet the definition of hate speech."
>
>The ruling stems from the case of Bill Whatcott, an activist opposed to
>homosexuality being taught in schools. Supporters of this decision will say
>that Whatcott's words hurt people and that he was spreading hatred, something
>the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal disagreed with.
>
>But none of that matters now-- Whatcott's pamphlets are irrelevant. From this
>day forward, Canadians can be hauled before the various human rights bodies
>and face fines, prohibitions on future speech, and other sanctions-- and
>claiming that what they said was true will not matter. Neither will intent.

Schenck lives! The Canadian judiciary has embraced the 14 1/2 amendment.
All hail moviePig.